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Friday, March 20, 2009

Well it's been a while but I have a free pattern for the blog! A scarf for your cat =^-^=

Xander, my friend's cat, was confused by his first modeling shoot. He quickly turned diva, however, and cut the shoot short for his fish treats.

Cat Scarf

Size 6 needlesWorsted weight yarn, two colors

Body of scarf:

With MC, CO 8 stsWork garter stitch until you have 4 ridgesChange to CC, work garter stitch until you have 4 ridges

Work stripe sequence until you have 9 stripes. BO stitches and sew ends together.

Tail 1:CO 8 stitches in MC. Work stripe sequence until you have four stripes. BO.

Tail 2:CO 8 stitches in MC. Work stripe sequence until you have five stripes. BO

Tassels (optional):Cut 8 four-inch pieces of MC and 6 of CC. Each piece is one tassel. I used a yarn needle to hook them on, but you can use a crochet hook if you like. I put a CC tassel in the middle, then did the two end MC tassels, and eyed the rest.

Line tail 1 up with tail 2, so that the top of tail 1 matches the last stripe of the same color, right sides facing. Center tails over the join in the main body of the scarf. Sew tail 1 to tail 2 AND scarf at the same time. Sew top of tail 2 to edge of scarf.